Note-book.



W. J. LUNDY.

NOTE BOOK.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 30, 1910..

Patented June 27, 1911.

eaacac.

WALTER J. LUNDY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

NOTE-BOOK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 27, 1911.

Application filed. June 30, 1910. Serial No. 569,762.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER J. LUNDY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Note-Books; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in blank books, note books, and the like.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved book constructed to permit individual leaves to be removed without loosening the remaining leaves which will be securely held against accidental detachment.

With this and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims,

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a plan view of a blank book in open posit-ion constructed in accordance with this invention; Fig. 2 is a similar view showing one leaf of the book torn out and the stub of the torn out leaf partly pasted down to the stub of the adjacent leaf; Fig. 3 is an edge view taken from the lower edge of the book with some of the leaves in open position showing one leaf torn out and the stub thereof pasted to the adjacent leaf, the book being shown bottom side up. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail sectional view.

In the embodiment illustrated, a blank book 1 is shown, the leaves of which are stitched or otherwise bound together in the usual manner, as shown at 1 in Figs. 3 and 4:.

The leaves are formed by folding a number of sheets of paper or other suitable material intermediately of their ends, preferably in the center, the binding means 1 being in the fold of said sheets thereby uniting them in the form of a book. For convenience of description, the leaves at the front half of the book are designated 2, and those at the rear half 2*. (See Figs. 3 and 4). In Fig. 2, one of the front leaves 2 is shown torn out or detached from its stub, the preceding leaf and the following leaf remaining attached to their respective stubs and the stub 3 of the torn out leaf partially pasted to the stub of the following leaf. The

leaves 2 and 2 .of the book are perforated in lines spaced slightly from the lines of fold forming the stubs, as 3, along the inner portion of each leaf, and permitting the leaves to be separately detached. The stubs 3 thus formed are each provided on one side with an adhesive to permit a stub to be pasted down onto the stub of an adjacent leaf after the leaf attached to the first men tioned stub has been torn out. The stubs of the leaves 2 in the front half of the book are preferably gummed on the side next to the following leaf while the stubs of the leaves in the rear half of the book are gummed on the side next to the preceding leaf, as is clearly shown in Fig. 4, whereby the stubs of detached leaves may be secured to the adjacent stubs to prevent accidental detachment of the remaining leaves.

IVith a book constructed as herein shown and described, it will be obvious that any number of leaves may be torn from the book along the lines of perforation without danger of the remaining leaves becoming accidentally detached from the book or tablet of which they constitute a part.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention 1. The combination of a plurality of sheets folded in the center to provide opposed leaves, said sheets being bound together at the fold thereof, said leaves being perforated adjacent to the connection of the sheets to permit said leaves to be separately detached, the remaining portions of the leaves forming stubs, the stubs upon one side of the folding line having an adhesive applied to one of their faces for engagement with the stub of the following leaf, and the stubs upon the other side of the line of folding having an adhesive applied to one of their faces for engagement with the preceding leaf stub, whereby the stubs may be secured together in a compact mass or book as the leaves are removed.

2. The combination of a plurality of sheets foldedintermediately of their ends to provide opposed leaves, said sheets being bound together at the fold thereof and the leaves perforated in lines spaced from the lines of fold to permit said leaves to be separately detached, the portions of the leaves adjacent said lines of fold of the sheets forming stubs, the stub of each leaf having an adhesive applied to one of its faces for engagement with the stub of the adjacent leaf whereby the stubs of detached leaves may be secured In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WALTER J. LUNDY.

Witnesses:

JOHN H. ALEXANDER, WILLIAM F. TRADER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. O. 

